Author: Eva Benerjee

A former President of Indonesia visited the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala on Friday and offered special prayers there. The visit received a lot of attention because the temple is so important worldwide. It continues to host important people and leaders from all over the world. When the former leader of Indonesia arrived, there was a lot of security, and he followed all the rules for visiting the temple. Temple officials ensured that darshan went smoothly, and followers at the shrine saw the famous person’s visit unfold in a peaceful, spiritual way. The usual welcome by temple officials When…

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in a  5 set semi final match that went five hours and 27 minutes. It was one of the most exciting matches in Australian Open history. The match on Rod Laver Arena went on for so long that it was the third longest men’s match ever played at the event. With scores of 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5, Alcaraz won and secured his spot in his first Australian Open final. The night was a test of both his physical and mental toughness. The game turned into a fight of nerves, stamina, and changes in direction.…

The first phase of the Mula Mutha riverside project is nearly ready to open, providing Pune residents with a long awaited public area. Officials have stated that tourists will be able to use a small portion of the riverbank during the first part. This is a big step forward in one of the city’s biggest urban development projects. The opening is intended to provide people with a new place to play and to showcase the first results of the river restoration work. The project’s goal is to turn the run down riverbanks into a planned, clean, and easy to reach…

The calls were part of a frantic fight with nature that played out across India this week, far from the flashier imagery of apocalyptic floods and rescues that has come to define monsoon season for the country. High in the Lohit Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, where the air is thin and the ground is a precipitous vertical, an Indian Air Force (IAF) crew pulled off a high-stakes aerial operation to snuff out a raging forest fire that was consuming one of mother nature’s most sensitive ecosystems on the planet. Flying at the daunting height of 9,500 feet above sea level, IAF fighter…

But in the rough-hewed, cloud-tickled swells of India’s eastern Himalayas, the profound quiet of the Lohit Valley was recently pierced by something a bit louder: The steady thumping of Mi-17V5 helicopter engines. The Indian Air Force (IAF) at 9,500 feet The air here is thin and the ground unforgiving, but for the last nineteen days since February 24, when the fire was detected by the IAF contingent stationed at Dharasu in Uttarkashi district of northern state of Uttarakhand) we have been engaged in a high-stakes aerial ballet against a formidable enemy —a brobdingnagian forest fire that has threatened one of India’s most…

In Kishtwar district, located in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have ramped up their anti-terror operations based on intelligence leads about the presence of armed militants in the area. Operations are focused on the thickly forested areas and mountainous regions of the Chenab Valley, which historically have made it difficult for security forces to conduct successful operations because of the high level of access difficulty combined with the dense vegetation. Coordinated Efforts by Multiple Agencies According to senior officials, area domination exercises, search and cordon operations, and enhanced levels of both physical and aerial surveillance are…

Recently, the Special Investigations Team (SIT) has conducted an interrogation of well-known Malayalam actor Jayaram regarding his role in the Sabarimala temple gold misappropriation and theft investigation. The SIT was able to take a statement from Jayaram at his house in Chennai, concerning his involvement in religious practices that have included handling gold plates from the Sabarimala temple that were used in the puja as artefacts. This has created much attention in the media in India.The SIT’s interest in Jayaram was due to the distribution of videos and photos that were shared in 2019 that included Jayaram as part of a…

For 10 years and even more, Arijit Singh’s voice has been the unofficial soundtrack to the Indian pulse. From the rain-drenched yearning of Tum Hi Ho to the existential ache of Channa Mereya, he wasn’t just singing songs; he was choreographing an emotional atlas for a billion people. But quietly, a shift has happened recently. The man who once owned every Bollywood soundtrack has turned into a ghost in the playback game. To the casual observer, it seems like a semi-retirement or a loss of focus. But if you look more deeply, it’s not a “quitting” of the craft. It is a principled decampment from a…

The waters of the usually lively Strait of Hormuz, the world’s highway for both energy and silence this week. By late January 2026, the Middle East’s geopolitical temperature is no longer “boiling”: it is simmering to a boil in preparation for high intensity warfare. After months of tit for tat proxy clashes and unsuccessful back-channel diplomacy, the United States has dispatched what military officials describe as a “Naval Armada”—three massive carrier strike groups and an amphibious ready group—now cruising into the waters off of Iran. In Tehran, the response has been part grim determination, part desperate scrambling. Iran is no longer talking the language…

The Maharashtra political scene mourned the loss of a prominent figure as Ajit Pawar that was laid to rest on January 29, 2026. Thousands attended the emotional ceremony, which took place in Baramati, where Mr. Pawar had spent much of his life prior to his untimely death. The funeral procession began at the Vidya Pratishthan Grounds in Baramati and concluded with a brief memorial service before cremation. Mr. Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28, 2026, just before 11:00 A.M. According to police reports, the plane went down during its approach to land, killing all five…